92: The Enneagram isn’t complicated, but it is complex

The Enneagram is complex......much more complex than the cute memes we see on Instagram or the fun tests we take online. It’s a very incredible and powerful tool when used properly. Between the levels of health, growth points, stress points, sub-types, and more, the Enneagram is multi-faceted.Listen now 65-75% of the time, self Enneagram tests are inaccurate. This is because we answer based on behaviors, where we think we’re headed, and/or in ways that are compartmentalized. If you really want to use the Enneagram as a tool, however, it’s best to have a guide.Information provider vs. transformation providerThe right guide will not only help you nail down your accurate type and provide you with the information, but will take it one step further by helping you apply the information to achieve true transformation. That’s why I pride myself on being an Enneagram integration expert.Integrating the Enneagram into leadershipOne of the most common uses of the Enneagram I’m asked about is how it can be leveraged when it comes to leadership. And let me tell you, it is hands-down the best leadership tool I’ve used in order to really bring out the best in every single person I lead.And although it’s great to want to use the Enneagram with your team, it must first begin with you. When you first learn about yourself and the ins and outs of your own type, only then can you use the Enneagram as a tool in your home, your organization, and beyond.Quotes:1:3465-70% of the time, those [online Enneagram] tests end up inaccurate. 3:24Information doesn’t equal transformation.6:00If you are attempting to use this beautiful tool in your business or organization, It MUST first begin with you.7:55If I was gonna ask my kids to step up their game in communication, I needed to go first.8:58I can feel the feelings, but I don’t have to let the emotions take over.10:23If you are going to use the Enneagram in any capacity, you must look through the lens of love and compassion.12:44How to lead using the Enneagram is first with yourself, with love and compassion, all parts of you.13:26You’re going to be able to look at everyone without judgement.14:31I love to operate in instinct and intuition, and I love to be the needle mover when push comes to shove.14:58When you have a diverse team around you, you can operate mostly in your strengths and let the other people operate in their strengths and that is how you work smarter not harder.16:32When we are seen, heard, and understood, we are fully able to express our authentic self, and that is the goal for all of us.